[ASA] SOFIA Cycle 8 Call for Proposals

[Stuart Ryder]

The following call for proposals is circulated on behalf of Dr Randolf Klein, SOFIA Science Outreach Lead at NASA Ames Research Center. Although Australia has no investment in the SOFIA program, NASA does offer observing time on SOFIA on an "open skies" basis, including during the 2 month southern deployment to New Zealand. Anyone with questions about applying to use SOFIA is welcome to contact Randolf (rklein at sofia.usra.edu<mailto:rklein at sofia.usra.edu>) or myself.

Stuart Ryder, Macquarie University <Stuart.Ryder at mq.edu.au><mailto:Stuart.Ryder at mq.edu.au>

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####### SOFIA Cycle 8 Call for Proposals Released

The SOFIA Observatory<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FNZACJyp0qhzZ24LCVVYWL?domain=sofia.usra.edu>, the only aircraft-based facility offering an access to the 4-600 microns wavelength range, has recently released calls for proposals<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/UejnCK1qJZtwOYAxTv3pJk?domain=sofia.usra.edu> for the Cycle 8 period. The proposals deadline is September 6, 2019 (9 p.m. PDT). Anyone in the international astronomy community is welcome to apply for time.

In this observing Cycle, we are offering:

  *   up to 300 hours of observations for Regular Proposals and up to 400 hours for Legacy Proposals (1-4 proposals up to 200 h observations each, spread over 2 observing cycles)
  *   one Southern Hemisphere deployment to New Zealand with two instruments
  *   improved mapping modes on instruments FORCAST (spectral mapping) and HAWC+ (on-the-fly polarimetry mapping)
  *   new filters for FIFI-LS improving the sensitivity at the [OIII]52µm line and for HAWC+ making band B (63µm) available

In addition, the SOFIA Science Center provides specialist support for proposal preparation and data analysis through email, phone, and otherwise. Please feel free to contact our HelpDesk: sofia_help at sofia.usra.edu<mailto:sofia_help at sofia.usra.edu>. We will also hold a webinar on August 9th to provide support to proposers on how to design effective observing proposals and use SOFIA proposal tools (more information to come on the SOFIA website<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/aDYzCL7rK8tOKgoMhPePSk?domain=sofia.usra.edu>).

The selection results will be announced in December 2019. Good luck!

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Dr. Randolf Klein
USRA - SOFIA Science Outreach Lead
NASA Ames Research Center
phone: +1 (650) 604 4507
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